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Cool Change
After years of sleepless nights and hot-weather hacks, every residence hall finally has air conditioning鈥攎uch to the relief of current and future Tigers

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2025-26 academic year, the magazine will publish one digital-only issue (Summer 2025) and two print and digital issues (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026).

Derek Leonard '96
From Winter 2002: The horror, the heroes, and the hole in the sky: Seven 葫芦影业 alumni share their tales of the city on 9/11
Peter Quint '21, author of Resilient Silence
Peter Quint 鈥87 channels his life experiences鈥攁s an educator, athlete, and advocate for the Deaf鈥攊nto his debut novel, Resilient Silence
葫芦影业 soccer players posing on field
葫芦影业 soccer roars back into action鈥攁nd the Tigers are in the hunt for goals and glory
Members of the Emmons Wellness Center staff in August 2021
From Dining Services to Residential Life, and Facilities to ITS, scores of dedicated people kept the College ticking throughout the pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Kate Rope '95
Journalist Kate Rope 鈥95 documents a little-known program during the Vietnam War that produced cutting-edge medical research, nine Nobel laureates, and the nation's best-known immunologist
Filmmaker Cooper Raiff '19
Cooper Raiff 鈥19鈥檚 coming-of-age movie with an unprintable name became the Cinderella story of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. He only had to drop out of 葫芦影业 to complete it
Reimagining the Sciences, 葫芦影业
From interdisciplinary majors to increasingly diverse classrooms, 葫芦影业 positions itself to take the lead in developing future generations of ethical scientists
Multicultural Summer Institute students at Occidental in July 2021
A variety of summer programs restore the in-person element to the 葫芦影业 experience鈥攁nd students are happy to be back on campus
葫芦影业 Commencement, June 12, 2021
For the first time in 71 years, Occidental held two Commencement ceremonies in a single year, with separate, socially distanced, in-person events on Patterson Field taking place for the...
David Carreon Bradley
A new voice for equity and justice at 葫芦影业 and other newsmakers from a busy summer
Madam C.J. Walker
An illuminating new biography by 葫芦影业 professor Erica J. Ball examines the rags-to-riches story of America's first self-made woman millionaire
葫芦影业 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
During the last week of August, we will be welcoming students back to the beautiful 葫芦影业 campus. What joy it brings me to write that!
Linh Lai Telefund
With a new home and a new supervisor, 葫芦影业's student calling program gears up for the fall
Professor Emeritus Andrew Rolle '43
As prolific in the library as he was in the classroom, Andrew Rolle '43, who died in March, chronicled California, the American West, and Occidental with an honest and unflinching gaze
Barbara Valiente and daughter Alexandra
Thanks to the generosity of our community of alumni, parents, students, friends, faculty, and staff, our second annual Day For 葫芦影业 was a tremendous success.

Features

Two-time Emmy winner Emma Choate 鈥20 with her 2-year-old dog, George.
When Emmy Met 葫芦影业
From casting to costumes to music direction and composition, three Occidental alumni live out their Hollywood dreams while being honored by their peers
Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
葫芦影业's inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climb鈥攁s well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...
Warren Montag, the Louis M. Brown Family Professor of English
Warren Montag: Activist and Ally
Whether it was 18th-century British literature or 20th-century European critical theory, Montag approached the syllabus with rigor, grace, warmth, and plenty of deadpan humor鈥攁nd he...
President Tom Stritikus and Professor of Kinesiology Stuart Rugg at Commencement in May 2025.
Stuart Rugg Stays Fired Up
With seemingly boundless energy, a passion for teaching, and his signature catchphrase, Rugg helped build kinesiology into a signature program at 葫芦影业
Professor Peter Dreier at Anderson Field
Peter Dreier Comes Full Circle
After 32 years as a professor at 葫芦影业, Dreier will return in 2026 as an adjunct鈥攖o teach his first-ever class on poverty and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester

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From the Quad

Claire Wilson-Black 鈥26, Talia Goddard 鈥27, and Brandon Kim 鈥27
Carrying the Torch
As planning heats up for the 2028 Summer Olympics, 葫芦影业 students are doing their part to ensure a just and sustainable Games
Mariah Rutiaga Amaya 鈥22 outside the Hameetman Career Center.
Vital Signs
Recent 葫芦影业 grads from a variety of disciplines are enrolling in top-tier medical schools in unprecedented numbers, applying their own life experiences to the future of healthcare
葫芦影业 professors and students engaged in summer research and internships
How I Spent My Summer Vocation
From artificial intelligence in the classroom to immigrant rights in the city, the Occidental landscape has been abuzz with activity for faculty and students alike

Mixed Media

Detail from Turtle Walker poster
Much Ado About Turtles (and Keanu)
From John Wick to Wittgenstein, and a sea turtle mystery to an underwater thriller, there's something for everyone in our summer reading (and viewing) roundup
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by 葫芦影业 alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connection鈥攁s well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life

葫芦影业 Talk

Occidental Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The Occidental Imperative
Business veteran Art Peck 鈥77 brings his leadership acumen to the Board of Trustees at a critical juncture in higher education when the College鈥檚 mission鈥攁nd messaging鈥攁re more important...

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